This season, one of the changes CrossFit has implemented is a new public video review process at the Semifinals stage. As outlined in rule 2.10a of the 2025 CrossFit Games Rulebook, anyone who has ... Continue Reading
2025 Musclecontest Nordeste Pro Men’s Physique Show Results
Vitor Chaves has won the 2025 Musclecontest Nordeste Pro. The Men’s Physique Olympia qualifier was held on Saturday, Apr. 12, 2025, in Recife, Brazil, and it featured 10 pro competitors, all representing ... Continue Reading
2025 FIBO Pro Championships Results
The 2025 FIBO Pro Championships were held in Cologne, Germany, on Saturday, Apr. 12, 2025. This IFBB Pro League-sanctioned show featured over 40 competitors combined across the Men’s Open, Classic ... Continue Reading
Dexter Jackson is Still Jacked at 55 Years Old
2008 Mr. Olympia winner and five-time Arnold Classic champion Dexter Jackson left the bodybuilding stage for the final time in 2020 after placing ninth in that year’s Olympia. He no longer ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games OGs Prove They’ve Still Got It in Age Group Semifinals
The Age Group Semifinal wrapped earlier this month, featuring over 2,500 athletes vying for invitations to the 2025 Divisional (Masters and Teens) CrossFit Games in Columbus, OH, later this ... Continue Reading
From Gymnastics to Games Hopeful — UK’s Ella Wilkinson Eyes 2025 Breakthrough
Ella Wilkinson walked into a CrossFit gym in 2018, encouraged by her parents and sister. She loved her first workout, but after seven years of competitive gymnastics, she felt frustrated by her lackluster ... Continue Reading
IPF Bans Stiff Knee Sleeves
On April 4, 2025, the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) banned stiff knee sleeves from their sanctioned competitions. Banned Knee Sleeves The IPF Executive Commission convened in Luxembourg ... Continue Reading
2025 Charlotte Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview
The 2025 Charlotte Pro is slated for Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC. Promoter Johnny Stewart’s event will be headlined by the IFBB Professional League’s Men’s ... Continue Reading
2025 Musclecontest Nordesto Pro Men’s Physique Show Preview
The 2025 Musclecontest Nordesto Pro is set for Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Recife, Brazil. Show promoter Tamer El Guindy will feature 10 athletes representing the host country. The winner will leave with ... Continue Reading
2025 Battle of the Bodies Pro Figure Division Show Preview
A 2025 Figure Olympia qualification hangs in the balance at the 2025 Battle of the Bodies Pro, set for Saturday, Apr. 12, 2025, in Tulsa, OK. Sixteen IFBB Professional League competitors will ... Continue Reading
2025 FIBO Pro Championships Preview
The 2025 FIBO Pro Championships are set to be held in Cologne, Germany, on Saturday, Apr. 12, 2025. The bodybuilding show will feature Men’s Open, Classic Physique, Figure, and Bikini divisions, and ... Continue Reading
Why Luke Stoltman Withdrew From 2025 Europe’s Strongest Man
The 2025 Europe's Strongest Man (ESM) contest took place on April 5 in Leeds, England. It was won by Luke Richardson, who recaptured the title he previously won in 2020. Luke Stoltman was the defending ... Continue Reading
Which Is Worse: Butter or Seed Oils?
Which is the healthier choice regarding cardiovascular disease, mortality, and cancer risk: butter or seed oils? Recent discussions raised concerns about seed oils, with animal studies suggesting they ... Continue Reading
11 Retired Bodybuilders Who Are Still Absolutely Jacked
When an NFL or NBA great retires, you probably won't see them strap on the pads or enter a dunk contest again. But bodybuilders are different — even after calling it quits, many of them can still be seen ... Continue Reading
Why Size Does Not Always Equal Strength
2023 World’s Strongest Man, 2024 reigning Strongest Man on Earth (SMoE), and reigning three-time Arnold Strongman Classic champ Mitchell Hooper recently explained why muscle size doesn’t necessarily ... Continue Reading
The Mayhem Classic Delivered—and Set the Bar for 2025
The start of the 2025 CrossFit season has been anything but normal. The Games team announced several significant changes at the outset, including the introduction of online In-Affiliate Semifinals and ... Continue Reading
Shaun Clarida’s New Training Approach, Teams With IFBB Pro John Jewett
Two-time 212 Olympia champion Shaun Clarida’s training routine has been redesigned. He tapped IFBB Pro and former rival John Jewett to run his programming for the rest of the 2025 ... Continue Reading
Who Is the King of the Echo Bike? The Saga Continues
In the final event at the 2025 Mayhem Classic last weekend, Roman Khrennikov put on a show that we're still trying to wrap our minds around. It was dominance, plain and simple, and it proved to be one of ... Continue Reading
Resistance Periodization vs. FST-7 — Training Methodologies That Built the Best
Resistance Periodization (RP) and FST-7 represent two distinct bodybuilding training methods designed to optimize muscle growth. Recently, renowned bodybuilding coach Hany Rambod, the creator of FST-7, ... Continue Reading
Planks Suck; Ab Rollouts Are Better — 5 Exercises You Should Replace for Good
“[Planks] are an exercise lazy people made up to give themselves the illusion they’re training their abs. They’re doing nothing at all,” hypertrophy expert Dr. Mike Israetel said in a recent YouTube video. ... Continue Reading
What Happens If You Eat Too Much Protein?
Protein is the key to muscle gain, but what happens if you consume too much? Will you gain extra muscle or excess fat? In a March 2025 podcast, nutrition expert Thomas DeLauer and nutritional ... Continue Reading
Sam Sulek’s Private Gym Prioritizes Tension Curves
Sam Sulek recently became an IFBB pro bodybuilder after winning the 2025 Arnold Classic Physique Amateur show on Feb. 27 in his home state of Ohio. In early April 2025, the 23-year-old gave a tour of his ... Continue Reading
PODIUM Drops New Formula for FUSE 2025 Pre-Workout
POWERED BY: Since its inception in 2021, athletes have enjoyed PODIUM products, including hydration, creatine, protein, and more, all guided by experience, efficacy, and honesty. One of PODIUM’s ... Continue Reading
2025 Strongest Man on Earth Events Revealed
The 2025 Strongest Man on Earth (SMoE) contest — the main event of the Shaw Classic — will occur on Aug. 16-17, 2025, in Loveland, CO. As is the modus operandi for the contest's promoter, four-time World's ... Continue Reading